Improvement in washing-machines



No. 198,039. Patented Dec. 11,1877

WIT ESSS i} INVENTOR WW GZUZE LW' V wg mq db ATTORNEYS UNITED STATESPATENT OjEEIoE.

JAMES M. OVERSHINER, OF ELWOOD, AND THOMAS SHANNON, OF ANDERSON,INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN WASHING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 198,039, dated December11, 1877; application filed May 26, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMES M. OVERSHI- NER, of ,Elwood, in the county ofMadison, and State of Indiana, and THOMAS SHANNON, of Anderson, in thecounty of Madison, and State of Indiana, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Washing-Machines; and We do hereby declare thefollowingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, whichform part of this specification.

Our invention relates to pounder washingmachines; and consists ofcertain improvements therein, which are hereinafter described and.claimed.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 represents, in perspective, ourimprovement applied to a tub. Fig. 2 shows the same detached. Fig. 3represents parts in detail.

The dasher-shaft A, together with the leverhandle B, is preferably madeof wood, while the remaining parts of the attachment are metallic; butthis is a matter immaterial to our invention, and other material may besubstituted therefor. To the lower extremity of the shaft is secured thesocket-piece G, which latter is provided with the triple arms 0,fastened by any suitable means to the respective inverted bowls D. Thesebowls constitute the working part of the dasher which comes in directcontact with the clothes. They may be two, three, or more in number, andeach forms a chambered piece, which acts upon the clothes, gathering thesuds and portions of the clothes within it as it is brought down uponthe lat- Eyebolts E are fastened to the central or upper part of thereciprocating shaft A, through which passes the long vertical arm f ofthe guide F. This guide consists of a double L-shaped wire, whose freeextremities, opposite to its connection with the dashershaft, arelongitudinally adjustable in the corresponding tubes 9, secured to thevertical extension g of the swivel G. A central pivot connects thebottom of this swivel to the upper plate of the screw-clamp H, whichlatter detachably engages the entire attachment to the side of the tub.This pivotal engagement allows the attachment to have movement in ahorizontal line of direction, while the leverhandle also haslongitudinal adjustment through the slide-tube h, hung by pivotalbearing on the swivel G. This latter bearing allows the tube, carryingthe sliding lever, to have movement in a vertical line; and hence boththe handle B and the guide F slide in supports which give them ahorizontal movement, while the swinging tube h allows the handle aloneto have a vertically angular movement. The result is that, while thehandle B can operate the shaft A suitably for the washing process, theguide F maintains the shaft in vertical position, and causes the bowls Dto always bear upon the clothes in a straight line.

This described construction of parts is extremely simple, is capable ofready attachment to any kind of a washiugtub, and can be operated byeven a child, since it reduces the process of washing to a light andeasy Work.

Having fully described om invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with the vertical shaft and double angularguide-rod, of the fixed tubes, in which the free extremities of the saidrod have loose sliding support, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the double angular guide-rod and vertical shaftengaging therewith, of the tubes formed rigidly with the swivel-clamp,substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the vertical shaft and eyebolts secured to itsupper body, of the double angular guide-rod, the free extremities of thelatter having sliding movement in the rigid tube'supports of theswivel-clamp, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with the actuating lever, the vertical shaft, andthe double angular guide-rod, of the swivel-clamp, provided with a tubehorizontally pivoted to its upright ears, and formed with a verticalside extension,

having the two fixed tubes thereon, one above In testimony that we claimthe foregoing,

the other, substantially as described. We have hereunto set Your handsthis 21st day 5. The combination, With the cluster of inof May, 1877.

verted bowls, the upright shaft, the double JAMES M. OVERSHINER.

angular guide-rod, and the actuating-lever, THOMAS SHANNON.

having universal -joint movement, of the Witnesses:

swivel-clamp supporting the entire apparatus, F. W. SHELLEY,

substantially as described. H. 0. RYAN.

